Shane Lowry’s everyman image belies a talent that owes as much to perspiration as inspiration

Shane Lowry might not appear to have much in common with Pablo Picasso but making the complex look easy is something that’s only within the compass of life’s geniuses.

“It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child,” Picasso once said.

After finishing his delayed third round with two birdies in the last four holes for a 65 he said was the best round of his life, Lowry had a four-shot lead over Dustin Johnson and Andrew Landry on seven under par heading into the final round.